Anthropic’s Dario Amodei says the company has never called for banning open-weight AI models

The Next Webby Ana Maria ConstantinJuly 28, 2026tech

Dario Amodei published Anthropic’s formal position on open-weights models on Sunday, breaking a silence that had drawn accusations that the company wanted to ban open-weight AI to protect its business. “Anthropic has never advocated for a ban on open-weights models,” Amodei wrote. “Open-weights models that don’t have dangerous capabilities are a public good.” The post […] This story continues at The Next Web

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Anthropic’s Dario Amodei says the company has never called for banning open-weight AI models

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